Jeff Orlowski’s Netflix Docu-drama ‘‘The Social Dilemma’’: A Critical Discourse Analysis
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Date
2023
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Université Mouloud Mammeri
Abstract
The present dissertation is a corpus-based study that is concerned with the critical discourse
analysis of the docu-drama entitled “The Social Dilemma” directed by Jeff Orlowsky. This
investigation examines the linguistic tools used by tech industry experts in their discourse to
establish ideologies and maintain power, as well as the impact of the tech industry experts
discourse on the viewers of that documentary. Our research is a critical discourse analysis of
experts’ utterances where elements of quantitative analysis are incorporated to CDA to
complement the results obtained through the use of Norman Fairclough’s three stages:
description, interpretation, and explanation. The corpus consists of the discourse of Sillicon
Valley experts. Therefore, this research revealed that those experts used some linguistic tools
such as repeating words, synonyms, hyponyms, and antonyms, sentence processes and modes
as well as modal verbs and pronouns in order to deliver their ideologies.
This study showed also that “The Social Dilemma” had a great impact on its viewers as it
changed their perceptions towards social media.
Description
54 p. ; 30 cm. (+ CD-Rom)
Keywords
Power, Ideologies, The social dilemma, CDA, Linguistic tools, Social media
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Language and Communication